Author: Hippocratic Post

The University of Aberdeen has joined a major European research and innovation programme to develop next-generation chemical risk assessment, incorporating both human health and the environment in a ‘One Health’ approach. The 400-million-euro European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) is a seven-year partnership between 200 partners in 28 countries including the […]

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Testing a population for multiple genes at once will always be limited in its ability to accurately predict disease risk, experts are warning. An analysis published in the British Medical Journal concludes that population-wide ‘polygenic scoring’ is inherently limited because many cases of disease occur among people who do not have high polygenic scores and […]

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A major new study in the journal Nature reveals a ‘traffic light’ mechanism controlling genetic activity within cells – a system which could potentially be targeted by cancer drugs already in development.  The research describes how ‘epigenetic’ changes to the structure of DNA can act as a stop-go signal in determining whether a gene should […]

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Taking the moisture out of moisturiser: Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new technology that turns beauty products like moisturiser into a dry piece of confetti-like ‘paper’. The breakthrough means that 98 per cent of the water in products like moisturiser, sun-cream, shampoo and conditioner can be removed. Users simply need to […]

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$620M boost for health by Australian Government: An alliance of Australia’s leading health and development institutions, including Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, has applauded the Australian Government’s $620 million boost for health systems in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, announced on Thursday 23 February 2023. The Health Expert Advisory Committee* said the Partnerships for a Healthy […]

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